Ok, I'm not gonna make you wait as long for the next chapter. This all takes place after Susan and Abby's little getting to know each other conversation. It describes their friendship.
Disclaimer-I do not own these characters, I swear, I'm just using them for my fun.
Now here we go again...
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I walk into my apartment, I usually just go home and wallow after work, its been that way since Mark died, I really feel bad, I hadn't even been back a month. Somehow I thought he just moved, this must have been what it was like for him when I left. I'm never really up to doing much, though, its just too hard right now, its only been two weeks, and it just hurts. Today was different, I wasn't in the mood to sulk, I wanted to get out, go do something, I just couldn't wallow, not today, the day was going so well for me. Before I left, I'd go out with Carol and some of her friends, but I never really associated with them, I just went because Carol invited me. Now she was gone, it was harder making friends, I was never really good at that. I could call Carter, but he works the graveyard shift tonight, I'll let him sleep. I thought about it, and decided to call Abby. We really weren't great friends, but she seemed better than anything else.
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I had the day off and I was enjoying it. I had been working overtime for the past 2 weeks and I just needed a break from it all. I'm not saying I don't like it, its great, its what I've always wanted to do, and the people there are great. Sometimes I just need to get away from it for a day or two, just to relax. So I was lying there, watching TV, don't ask me what it was, some mother and daughter drama, or comedy, I couldn't tell, it was dramatic and funny, but all of a sudden the phone rang, which is rare at my place. The only people who call are John and my mother, or the hospital if they need me. I was surprised to hear Susan on the other line. I mean, no one ever calls, so it was just a shock for me. "She called to see if I was doing anything, which I wasn't so we made plans to go shopping. Now, I'm not a big shopper, but I got to do something other than watch this show, that can only be described as a dramedy.
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We decided to meet at the mall, I chose the one close to her apartment, because I hadn't been there very often. I don't really go anywhere but the mall next to my building, its one of the biggest in the Chicago area, I think it was in the top 10, so thats usually where I shop. I had an hour and a half before we decided to meet, so I took a shower since I just finished my shift. I finished up and still had 45 minutes to go, it doesn't take me long to get ready, I'm not obsessive with make-up or anything like that. I decided to watch some TV, I immediately saw one of my favorite shows was on. FRIENDS was the name of it, its a funny show actually, so I'll usually watch it when it comes on. After the show was over, I decided I should leave, Abby lived at least 10 minutes by the el so that's where I headed.
We met in front of Macy's, now its not as nice as New York City's Macy, but it is really quite nice. I got there about 10 minutes early so I decided to call Carol and see what she was up to, but when I called Doug said she was at work and he had a fever, so I decided not to take up his time. Abby ended up being early too, so we decided to walk around and see where we wanted to go. We went into Bloomingdale's first. I found some clothes I liked, but they were too expensive, so I decided to at least try them on. I didn't want to go in the dressing room alone, so I made her grab some clothes and try them on with me. I didn't look half bad in my choices, but Abby looked hilarious, she should NOT wear bright colors I decided, but it gave us a good laugh.
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I was having a pretty good time up until we tried the clothes on. She made me try something on, so I just grabbed some random things and tried them on. I didn't realized what I had grabbed until I looked at myself in the mirror. I never liked the way bright colors look on me, they are just too cheery for me. I looked horrible, but it made both of us laugh.
We ended up going to Sam Goody after that, Susan wanted to get the new Dixie Chicks cd. I honestly couldn't stand country music, but she loved it, so I didn't say anything. We went to a couple other department stores, and I ended up buying a few things I probably wouldn't have bought if I was alone. It was actually fun spending the evening with her, we had supper together in the food court and I persuaded her to tell me all about Mark again, except in more detail. I never knew those kind of things about him. I could tell she missed him.
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The evening wasn't so bad, I mean, I did have to talk about Mark again, but I can't keep it all bottled up. We ended up going back to her place I asked her how she and Carter were doing and at first she denied it. Once I told her Carter told me about it she said a little about it, but then she said she didn't know where it was going. I dropped the subject because she didn't look comfortable talking about it. I ended up leaving at 11. I really couldn't sleep when I got home though. I kept thinking about Mark. I'll never stop regretting the fact that I left him, I should have stayed, but I didn't, and I turned down the perfect lifestyle to go to Pheonix, where it was horrible for me, I kept asking myself why I left. It took me five years to realize where my real home was, but now that I have lost a dear friend, I am making a new one.
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Ok, so I guess it wasn't that bad, except for the fact that John told her about us. That was very akward, since I didn't know where it was going, but otherwise it was pretty fun. I guess she was my friend, we got along ok, we didn't have much of a problem talking about things, except when they got too personal. We'd just have to work past that, but she was great to hang out with, just to shoot the breeze. I got a cup of coffee ready and sat down and watched TV again, some teenager movie was on, "Cruel Intentions" was the name of it. It wasn't half bad, I wasn't gonna rush to the store and buy it once I saw it, but it wasn't too bad. I ended up getting to bed at a reasonable hour, since I was on at noon the next day. I had had a great time that day, I wouldn't mind doing it again sometime.
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OK, so these keep getting worse, I know, just PUH LEEZ R&R, I need some criticism or praise, email me at mountain_du_adict@hotmail.com